Krug wrote these no nonsense guidelines for making good websites so the book is useful to anyone who is involved in the website building process, from managers to developers. Roses are red, violets are purple, which is a very hard word to rhyme and makes me happy that on february the 14th we dont traditionally have to give each other oranges. It helped me move from designing things that just look nice to designing things that. Dont make me think by steve krug is one of the first books i read when i was getting into digital design. Krug wrote these no nonsense guidelines for making good websites so the book is useful to anyone who is involved in the website building process, from managers to developers there are a lot of overviews out there already like this one if youre. Headcanon damian wayne constantly confused about idioms. I might not give the answer that you want me to oh well. This week on the art of the matter, well meet a visual artist who lives and creates with parkinsons disease, and discover why john jacob audubon could easily be a.
Jun 27, 2014 since don t make me think was first published in 2000, hundreds of thousands of web designers and developers have relied on usability guru steve krugs guide to help them understand the principles of intuitive navigation and information design. This book gives you insights into how to make a website easy to use. Its concise, funny, and practically a picture book for adults. Phish, insane clown posse, and my misadventures with two of musics most maligned tribes nathan rabin. Dont make me think is the title of a book by the hci and usability engineer steve krug. Steve krugs dont make me think is one of my favorite books on website usability.
Since you can add your own designs, pictures, and text you can express just about anything you can think of. Dec 23, 20 since dont make me think was first published in 2000, hundreds of thousands of web designers and developers have relied on usability guru steve krugs guide to help them understand the principles of intuitive navigation and information design. Dont make me think book gives very nice explanation about web usablity for website designers and web product developers. What i think of dont make me think by steve krug blog. But mostly, i just want you to think about me as much as i think about you.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Since its release in the year 2000 it has become one of the defining texts in the industry and an invaluable guide to ux professionals around the world. I dont know where you got this from thought catalog. Coventry schoolgirls georgina, valerie and pamela make their point. Jan 11, 2016 after thinking about it, i decided to do a colorbased display.
Its about making the best kind of image i can make, its about talking as clearly as i can. The book to read is not the one that thinks for you but. Advanced common sense downloads for dont make me think. Jan 16, 2012 you should read dont make me think by steve krug. When thompson strolled through new york city during the teams off day on monday, though, a fox 5 reporter stopped the warriors star for an interview. I dont know why this is the case for you, or why youve let it get this way.
Invariably when you find the title it will be a red book with a cat on the cover but thats a different. Steve krug of advanced common sense talks about usability, which he defines as when a person of average or even below average ability and experience can figure out how to use the thing to accomplish something without it being more trouble than its. Dont make me think key learning points for ux design. Regardless if this book is your first or tenth book you have read on designmake it your next.
Mar 18, 2017 this week on the art of the matter, well meet a visual artist who lives and creates with parkinsons disease, and discover why john jacob audubon could easily be a contemporary selfmade man. Steve harvey dispenses a lot of fabulous information about men. Artist boxer this is my parkinsons, larry sweazys new. I know you dont want to be seen like this, you feel bad enough. As the title states, every websites design and functionality should be so simple that people barely need to think to use it. He may be ruthless and crazy, but i dont think id mind a world ruled by kefka. Steve krugs dont make me think, a book which, though written in 2000, and revised twice, somehow remains highly relevant to todays design landscape. One book i read recently that came to mind here is geraldine brooks novel year of wonders. Dont read this came into being and how if you dare to do good things through inspirational work, challenging the constraints of a prescriptive educational system, the local authority, the school and the tabloid press will hound you out of your vocation and profession.
Books showed me it was all right to be different when sf said was growing up as an arabic muslim boy in 1970s britain, the only place he really felt at home was in the books he found. Dont make me think revisited by steve krug is yet another updated classic available at scholarly commons and online as an ebook. Theres a male lead who has almost no self defence skills whatsoever, but is brilliant intellectually. Now steve returns with fresh perspective to reexamine the principles that made dont make me think a classicwith updated examples and a. Steve krug of advanced common sense talks about usability, which he defines as when a person of average or even below average ability and experience can figure out how to use the thing to accomplish something without it being more trouble than its worth. Since dont make me think was first published in 2000, hundreds of thousands of web designers and developers have relied on usability guru steve krugs guide to help them understand the principles of intuitive navigation and information design. Henri cartierbresson art me photography recognition. Dont make me think key learning points for ux design for. After thinking about it, i decided to do a colorbased display.
This might make me a bitch, but i dont actually want you. No mans knowledge here can go beyond his experience. Art me photography recognition my attitude towards drawing is not necessarily about drawing. This might make me a bitch, but i dont actually want you to. Now, when i talked to god i knew hed understand he said, stick by me and ill be your guiding hand but don t ask me what i think of you. Dami is so cuteeee this hurt me toooo much i dont want this pain no thank you were good here thank you very much geekazoid 2. Krug is an esteemed expert and author with a sometimes wicked sense of humor. Ny reporter didnt realize she was interviewing klay thompson. Advanced common sense sample chapter from dont make me think. It means that as far as is humanly possible, when i look at a web page it should be selfevident, obvious, selfexplanatory hence, the site visitor should never have to. I dont think any book would make a difference to this president, who claims his favorite book is the one he wrote, and the bible, which he clearly has not read.
I tried reading the instructions, but its all greek to me. But from the dogs point of view, all hes saying is. Five years and more than 100,000 copies after it was first published, its hard to imagine anyone working in web design who hasnt read steve krugs instant classic on web usability, but people are still discovering it every day. Theres an old joke in bookselling and libraries that people will often ask for a book by saying they dont remember the title but it had a blue cover with a dog on it. Witty, commonsensical, and eminently practical, its one of the bestloved and most recommended books on the subject. And trust me, if there is any book that deserves to be put on a pedestal it is dont make me think many years ago when i read the first edition of this book, i remember absorbing every forehead smacking point as i turned each and every page. Were on a mission of turning inspiring quotes into beautiful wallpapers. He also has a downtoearth, nononsense approach to explaining the principles of usability as applied to websites. The book to read is not the one that thinks for you, but. Witty, commonsensical, and eminently practical, its one of the bestloved and most recommended. After reading it over a couple of hours and putting its ideas to work for the past five years, i can say it has done more to improve my abilities as a web designer than any other book. Shop i like big, books, and i cannot lie button created by toowit. The bookshowgame of your dreams comes out and you get it.
In act like a lady, think like a man, the author, media personality, and standup comedian gets serious, sharing his wealth of knowledge, insight, and nononsense advice for every good woman who wants to find a good man or make her current love last. In the cartoon, the dog named ginger appears to be listening intently as her owner gives her a serious talkingto about staying out of the grabage. The basic principle of web design is that the user shouldnt have to think. The trouble is, you dont always know which its going to be until you get into it. Dont make me think, revisited meet your next favorite book. Now, when i talked to god i knew hed understand he said, stick by me and ill be your guiding hand but dont ask me what i think of you. A common sense approach to web usability by steve krug. You dont know me by david klass is an insightful view into the mind of a disturbed teenager. The net effect is a lot like gary larsons classic far side cartoon about the difference between what we say to dogs and what they hear. The author takes us inside the mind of the main character john and allows us to share his life. The basic principle of web design is that the user shouldn t have to think. It means that as far as is humanly possible, when i look at a web page it should be selfevident, obvious, selfexplanatory. In this second edition, steve adds three new chapters in the same style as the original. The book mainly focuses on general guideline about how to make a web pages so that a user doesnt have to think much and can understand fast from the design and placement of the sections.
You let them get inside your head, reduce your self esteem. The book to read is not the one that thinks for you but the one which makes you think. His books are really good in the thriller element, but the pattern is just right there. Do you think that almost all of dan browns books follow a. Nov 10, 2016 dont make me think revisited by steve krug is yet another updated classic available at scholarly commons and online as an ebook.
The bookshowgame of your dreams comes out and you get it for free. Since dont make me think was first published in 2000, over 400,000 web designers and developers have relied on steve krugs guide to help them understand the principles of intuitive navigation and information design. To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event. Usability is basically how easy it is too efficiently use a website. The book to read is not the one that thinks for you, but the. Jun 01, 2017 i dont think any book would make a difference to this president, who claims his favorite book is the one he wrote, and the bible, which he clearly has not read. Dec 01, 2017 when thompson strolled through new york city during the teams off day on monday, though, a fox 5 reporter stopped the warriors star for an interview. A common sense approach to web usability pearson professional education 2 by krug, steve isbn. I dont know why you listen to them when they say something mean. It tests how to make a website easier for the average visitor. Philosophical quotes and what they mean explains as simply as possible the ideas behind the worlds most highly regarded philosophers, examining their beliefs and presenting choice quotes that succinctly distil their most famous theories, such as. Mga entertainment exposed barbies dark side by orly lobel c. He may be ruthless and crazy, but i dont think id mind a.
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